Who deserves the credit for Tottenham’s amazing second half against Southampton?

Supporting Tottenham is generally as comfortable as wearing a straitjacket hoping to be lobotomised to avoid the torturous pain.

It’s not always bad. There are days when we manage to lift the hydrotherapy console off the floor and hurl it through the grafted window, climb through it and run off into the distance.

The home game against Southampton was one of those great escapes.

This looked like being a deadbeat end of season encounter. During the first half the visitors took it upon themselves to punish us for schoolboy errors whilst we played a defensive line so high I thought I was watching party-goers in an Ibiza club losing the plot to a knee-trembling breakdown.

Thanks to this disorganised mash-up of mediocrity Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana were presented with gifts. One flew over our defensive. Two flew past Hugo Lloris in goal.

But just as it looked as though the game would represent another nail in Tim Sherwood’s managerial career coffin, Southampton gave us their own gift and Christian Eriksen capitalised to make it 2-1 at the break.

Despite that, the only genuine highlight of the first half was Roberto Soldado and his touches in and around the box. His work ethic was fantastic but his ability to find his team mates with cute, incisive balls once more lends to the frustration that he still can’t find the net when presented with an opportunity.

The second half was the polar opposite. Spurs were splendid while Southampton strangely subdued.

Tim Sherwood had plenty to think about in the first half (Picture: Getty Images)

Clearly Tim Sherwood removing Mousa Dembele and giving Gylfi Sigurdsson a central role to press and play made a difference and almost immediately. Soon after the re-start we scored thanks to Soldado’s tireless effort before he crossed for Eriksen to notch his brace.

It looked as though the game would end in a draw, but deep into injury time Siggy unleashed a long range effort for a dramatic winner. It was fantastic to see Sherwood punching the air in delight on the touchline.

But what inspired the change in Tottenham? Was it down to the coach adapting the team at half-time? Was it Sigurdsson?

Spurs fans still can’t quite decide if Tim is winging it or simply fast-tracking his coaching life by living every emotion a coach can live from one game to the next.

I’m just going to enjoy the three points and the fact Arsenal we’re thrashed. We’ve got Liverpool away next.